Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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Preparation of homopolymers and copolymers of
propene using a Ziegler-Natta catalyst system
The present invention relat~s to a process for
the preparation of homopolymers of propene and copoly-
S mers of propene with minor amounts of other C2-C1z-c~-
monoolefins, in particular Cz-C6-u-monoolefins, by poly-
merization, in particular dry-phase polymerization, of
the monomer or monomers at from 20 to 160C, in particu-
lar from 50 to 120C, under from 1 to 100, in particular
from 20 to 70, bar using a Ziegler-Natta catalyst system
consisting of
~1) a titanium component which is based on a finely divi-
ded, shape-imparting silica gel and contains titanium,
magnesium, chlorine and a benzenecarboxylic acid
derivative~
(2) an aluminum component of the formula
AlR3
where R is alkyl of not more than 8~ in particular
not more than 4, carbon a~oms, and
(3) a silane component of the formula
R1nSi(OR2)4-n
where R1 is a saturated aliphatic and/or aromatic
hydrocarbon radical of not more than 16, preferably
not more than 10, carbon atoms, R2 is alkyl of not
more than 15, preferably not more than 8, in particu-
lar not more than 4, carbon atoms and n is from O to
3, preferably from O to 2, in particular 1 or 2,
with the provisos that the atomic ratio of titanium from
the titanium component (1) to aluminum from the aluminum
component (Z) is from 1 : 10 to 1 : 800, in particular
from 1 : 20 to 1 : 300, and the molar ratio of aluminum
component (2) to silane component (3) is from 1 : 0.01 to
1 o.a, in particular from 1 : 0.02 to 1 : 0.5.
Polymerization processes of this type are known;
their special feature compared with other similar pro-
cesses is the specific design of the cataLyst syste~, and
processes disclosed in European Laid-Open Applications
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0,014,523, 0,045,977, 0,171,200 and 0,195,497 and aritish
Patents 2,101,bO9 and 2,101,611 may be mentioned as
prototypes for the present case.
The specific embodiments of the catalyst systems
are provided in order to achieve certain aims, such as
the following:
The catalyst system should be easy to prepare and
give a high yield of polymer, which must conta;n a ~ery
large ;sotactic fraction. Moreover, the catalyst system
should produce poLymers having specific morphological
properties, for example uniform particle size and/or a
smaller content of very fine particles and/or a high bulk
density. In addition to these parameters, wh;ch are im-
portant for controlling the polymerization system, work-
ing up the polymers and/or processing the latter, a low
halogen content of the polymer is also important, espec-
ially with regard to corrosion problems; this can be
achieved by increasing the polymer yield and/or by a
catalyst system which contains very little halogen.
Some of these aims can be achieved in the prior
art only by very expensive processes or only if other
aims are neglected.
For example, European Laid-Open Application
0,045,977 describes a catalyst system consisting of
active MgCl2, TiCl4 and a phthalic acid derivative. With
silica geL as the shape-imparting carrier, the productiv-
ity of the catalyst system is, however, unsatisfactory;
furthermore, ~he chlorine content of the polymer is com-
paratively high.
3G European Laid-Open Applica~ions 0,014,523 and
0,171,200 and Lrit;sh Patents 2,101,609 and 2,101,611
describe catalyst systems whose titanium component is
obtained by treating a solid, inorganic oxide with an
organic magnes;um compound, a Lewis base and titanium
tetrachloride, and in addition a halogenating agent,
which is not titanium tetrachloride and/or an organic
compound of the metals boron, aluminum, silicon or tin or
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a boron trihalide or a halogen-containing alconol must be
used. Despite an expensive and tedious preparation pro-
cedure, the productivity of the corresponding catalyst
system is unsatisfac~ory.
European Laid-Open Application 0,195,497 des-
cribes a catalyst system whose titanium component is ob-
tained by treating SiO2 with an organic Mg compound, an
alcohol, a Lewis base and TiCl4. In this catalyst sys-
tem too the productivity is low.
All these and other similar catalyst systems have
the common feature that the silica gel used must be an-
hydrous and furthermore s~ould have a very low content of
surface hydroxyl groups. ti) Complicated, time-consuming
and expensive thermal drying methods, such as heating for
2 hours at 200C follo~ed by heating for 5 hours at 700C
(for example European Laid-Open Application 0,208,524) or
heating for from 8 to 10 hours under nitrogen at 800C
(for example U.S. Patent 4,56Ao658) or heating for
several hours under nitrogen at from 320 to 400C (for
example 8ritish Patents 2,101,609 and 2,101,611 and Euro-
pean Laid-Open Application 0,014,5Z3) as well as (ii)
chemical treatment steps, some of which are carried out
in addition to a preceding thermal treatment, in par~icu-
lar treatment with chlorine-containing reagents, such as
PCl5 (for example ~ritish Patent 2,049,709) or
(CH3)3SiCl (~or example ~uropean Laid-Open Application
0,206,17Z), have been described for ach;eving this.
Nevertheless, the catalyst systems prepared using a silica
gel pretreated in this manner have only moderate to un-
satisfactory productivities and/or an undesirably high
chlorine content.
The known processes are therefore unsatisfactory,
particularly ~ith regard to good productivity and a low
chlorine content in the polymers coupled with high iso-
tacticity and good morphology.
It is an object of the present invention to pro-
vide a titanium component which, compared with the prior
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art proce~ses, has particularly good prsductivity and at
the same time is capable of giving polymers hav;ng a lo~
chlorine content, high isotacticity and good morphology.
We have found that this object is achieved by a
catalyst system which contains a titanium component (1
prepared fro~ (I) a specific carrier which has been
obtained in a defined manner from (Ia) a certainly finely
divided silica gel which has a relatively high moisture
content, (Ib) a certain organomagnesium compound and (Ic)
a certain gaseous chlorinating agent, and (II) a certain
alkanol, (III) titanium tetrachloride and (IV) a
specifically selected phthal;c acid derivative in a par-
ticular manner.
The present invention accordingly relates to a
process for the preparation of homopolymers of propene
and copoly0ers of propene with minor amounts of other
C2-C12-~-monoolefins, in particular C2-C6-~-monoole-
fins, by polymeriz3tion, in particular dry-phase polymer-
i~ation, of th~ monomer or 00nomers at from 20 to 160C,
in particular from 50 to 120C, and under from 1 to 100,
in particular from 20 ~o 70, bar using a Ziegler-Natta
catalyst system consisting of
(1) a titanium component which is based on a finely divi-
ded, shape-imparting silica gel and contains titanium,
magnesium, chlorine and a benzenecarbo~ylic acid
derivative,
(2) an aluminum component of the formula
AlR3
where R is alkyl of not more than 8, in particular
not more than 4, carbon atoms, and
(3) a silane component of the formula
R1nSi (OR2)4-n
where R1 is a saturated aliphatic and/or aromatic
hydrocarbon radical of not more than 16, preferably
not more than 10, carbon atoms, R2 is alkyl of not
more ~han 15, preferably not more than 8, in particu-
lar not more than 4, carbon atoms and n is from 0 to
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3~ preferably from 0 to 2, in particular 1 or 2,
w;th the provisos that the atomic ratio of titanium from
the titanium component (1) to aluminum from the aluminum
component (2) is from 1 : 10 to 1 : 800, in particular
from 1 : 20 to 1 : 300, and the molar ratio of aluminu~
component (2) to silane component (3) is from 1 : 0.01 to
1 : 0.8, in particular from 1 : 0.02 to 1 : 0.5.
In the novel prscess, the titanium component (1)
used is one which is obtained by a method in which first
(1.1) in a first stage (I), a carrier is prepared from
(Ia) a finely divided silica gel which has a particle
diameter of from 1 to 1,000, preferably from 5 to 500, in
particular from 10 to 200, ~m, a pore volume of from 0.3
~o 5.0, in particuLar from 1.0 to 3.0, cm3/g, a specific
surface area of from 00 to 1,000, in particular from 200
to 500, m2/g, is of the formula SiO2 . a Al203, ~here a
is from 0 to Z, in particular from 0 to 0.5, and has a
moisture content such tha~ it loses from 1 to 20, prefer-
ably from 2 to 15, in particular from 4 to 10, ~ by weight,
based on the initial total weight of the silica gel, of
~ater at 1000C in the course of 0.5 hour, (Ib) an organo-
magnesium compound of the formula MgR3R4, ~here R3 and
R4 are each Cz-C10-alkyl, preferably C2-Cg-alkyl~
and (Ic) a gaseous chlorinating agent of the formula ClZ,
where Z is Cl or H, preferably H, by a procedure in which
first
(1.1.1) in a first sub-stage, the finely divided silica
gel ~Ia) and the organomagnesium compound (Ib) are com-
bined in an inert liquid hydrocarbon, in particular an
alkane, with constant thorough mi~irlg at from 10 to 120C,
in particular from 20 to 100C, from 1 to 10, in particu-
lar from 1.5 ~o 5, molar parts of the organomagnesium com-
pound (Ib~ being used per 10 molar parts of silicon of
the silica gel (Ia)~ and the substances combined are kept
at from 20 to 140C, in particular from 60 to 90C, for
from 0.5 to 5, in particular from 1 to 2, hours, then
(1.1.2) in a second sub-stage, the gaseous chlorinating
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agent (Ic) is passed, with constant thorough mixing and
at from -Z0 to ~80C, in particular from 0 to +60S, into
the mixture obtained in the first sub-stage, from Z to 40,
in particular from 5 to Z0, molar parts of the chlorina-
ting agent (Ic) being used per molar part of the organo-
agnesium compound tIb), the entire mixture is kept at a
temperature in the stated range for from 0.5 to 5 hours,
in particular from 0.5 to 1 hour, and the resulting solid-
phase product, ie. the carrier (I) is isolated ~ith re-
moval of the liquid phase, thereafter
(1~2) in a second stage, a solid-phase intermediate is
prepared fro1 ~I) the carrier obtained in the f;rst stage,
(II) a C1-C6-alkanol, in particular ethanol, (III) titan-
ium tetrachloride and (IV) a phthalic acid derivative of
the formula
f~CO-X
~O-Y
where X and Y together are oxygen or X and Y are each
chlorine or C1-C10-alkoxy, preferably C1-Cg-alkoxy,
in particular buto~y, by a procedure in which first
t1.2.1) in a first sub-stage, the carrier (I) and the
alkanol (II) are combined in an inert liquid hydrocarbon,
in particular an alkane, ~ith constant thorough mixing
at room temperature, from 1 to 5, in particular from 2.5
to 3.5, molar parts of the alkanol (~I) being used per
molar part of magnesium of the carrier (I), and the sub-
stances comb;ned are kept at from 20 to 140C, in par-
ticular from 70 to 90C, for from 0.5 to 5, in particu-
lar from 1 to 2, hours, then
(1.2.2) in a second sub-stage, the titanium tetrachloride
30 (III) is introduced, with constant thorough mixing and
at room temperature, into the reaction mixture resulting
from the first sub-s~age, from 2 to 20, in particular
from 4 to 8, molar parts of the ~itanium tetrachloride
(III) being used per molar part of magnesium of the car-
rier (I), the substances combined ar~ kept at from 10 to
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150C, -in particular from 90 to 120C, for from 0.5 to
5, in particular from 1 to 2, hours and the resulting
solid-phase intermediate is isolated with removal of the
liquid phase,
with the proviso that the phthalic acid derivat;ve (IV)
is introduced in the course of one or both of the sub-
stages (1.2.1) and (1.Z.2), from 0.01 to 1~ Preferably
from 0~1 to 0.4, in particular from 0.25 to 0.35, molar
part of the phthalic acid derivative (IV) being used per
molar part of magnesium of the carrier (I), then
(1.3) in a third stage, the solid-phase intermediate
obtained in the second stage is subjected, at from 100
to 150C, in particular from 115 to 135C, for from 0.2
to 5, in particular from 1.5 to 3, hours, to a single-
stage or multi-stage or continuous extraction with titan-
ium tetrachloride or a mixture of titanium tetrachloride
and an alkylbenzene of not more than 12, preferably not
more than 10, carbon atoms~ in particular ethylbenzene,
the said mi~ture containing not less than 5, in particu-
lar not less than 10, % by weight of titanium tetrachlor-
ide, and a total of from 10 to 1,000, preferably from 20
to 800, in particular from 40 to 300, parts by weight of
the extrac~ing agent being used per 10 parts by weight
of the solid-phase intermediate obtained in the second
stage, and finally
(1.4) in a fourth stage, the solid-phase product formed
in the third stage is washed with an inert liquid hydro-
carbon, in particular an alkane, until the hydrocarbon
contains less than 2, pre~erably less than 1, % by ~eight
of titaniu~ tetrachloride, and the titanium component (1)
is obtained in this manner.
It has been found that the novel process can be
carried out with particularly good success if a catalyst
system is used whose silane component (3) is of the formula
R1nS;(OR2)4_n
where R1 jS phenyl or C1-C4-alkylphenyl, preferably
methylphenyl or ethylphenyl, esPeCially p-methylphenyl, R2
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is alkyl of not more than 4 carbon atoms, especially meth-
yl or ethyl, and n is 1 or 2.
Regarding the novel process, the follo~ing may be
stated specifically:
Provided that the defining feature is taken into
account, the polymerization process as such can be car-
ried out in virtually any relevant conventional techno-
logical embodiment, for example as a batchwise, periodic
or, in particular, continuous suspension polymerization
or, in particular, dry-phase polymer;zation process~ The
abovementioned technological embodiments, ie. the techno-
logical variants of the polymerization of r~-monoolefins by
the Ziegler-Natta method, are well known from the literature
and in practice, so that further description is unneces-
sary.
For the sake of completeness, it may be mentionedthat, in the novel process, it is also possible to regu-
late the molecular ~eights of the polymers by the rele-
vant conventional measures, for example by means of
regulators, in particular hydrogen.
Regarding the composition of the novel catalyst
system, the follouing may be stated specifically:
(1) The finely divided silica gel (Ia) to be used for
the preparation of the titanium component is in general
an aluminosilicate or, in particular, a silica; it is im-
portant that ;t has the required properties. We have
found that the commercial silica gels ~hich meet the
stated specification and are the relevant conventional
ones for carriers are very suitable. It is particularly
important that the silica gel has a moisture content such
that it loses from 1 to 20, preferably from 2 to 15, in
particular from 4 to 10, X by weight, based on the
initial total weight of the silica gel, of water at
100QC in the course of 0.5 hour (method of measurement:
differential thermogravimetry).
The organomagnesium compound (Ib) like~ise to
be used may be, for example, dibutylmagnesium,
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dihexyl'magnesium or, in particular, butyloctYlma9nesium.
The gaseous chlorinating agent (Ic) furthermore
tv be used shouLd be very dry and Pure; it consists of
chlorine or, in particular, hydrogen chlorideO
The inert liquid hydrocarbon which serves as an
assistant may be a hydrocarbon of the tyPe usually com-
bined with titanium components for catalyst systems of the
Ziegler-Natta type without causing damage to the catalyst
system or its titaniu~ component. ~xamples of suitable
hydrocarbons are pentanes, hexanes, heptanes, gasolines
and cyclohexane.
The alkanols (II) to be used for the preparation
of the titanium component (1) may be commercial ones;
they should advantageously have relatively high purities.
Very suitable, for example, are ethanol, n-propyl, iso-
propyl, n-butyl, isobutyl and tert-butyl alcohol; ethanol
is particularly suitable.
The titanium tetrachloride (III) like~ise to be
used for the preparation of the titanium component (1)
should be one which is conventionaLly used in Ziegler-
Natta catalyst syste~s; the hydrocarbon which may be used
as a mixture with the titanium tetrachloride should be
very pure and dry.
Furthermore, the phthalic acid derivative (IV) to
be used, which is defined in detail above, can bs a com-
mercial one; it should advantageously have high purity.
~e have found that dibutyl phthalate is very particularly
suitable for the purpose according to the invention; how-
ever, other dialkyl phthalates as well as phthalic an-
hydride and phthaloyl dichloride are also useful.
The hydrocarbon to be used for the preparat;on of
the titanium component (1) in stage (1.4) can likewise b~
a conventional one; it should advantageously have a
relatively high purity.
The preparation of the titanium component (1) is
simple and can be carried out by the skilled worker with-
out explanations. Regarding stages (1.1), (1.2) and
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(1.3), it-is merely necessary to state that the particu-
lar resulting solid is advantageously isolated by filtra-
tion under suction~
~Z) Suitable aluminum components (2) of the stated
formula are the relevant conventional ones of this for-
mula; they are sufficiently well known from the litera-
ture and in practice that they need not be discussed
further. Triethylaluminum may be mentioned as an out-
standing typical example.
(3) The silane component (3) which completes the
catalyst system is9 in particular, a trialko~yalkyl-
phenylsilane or a dialkyLdialkylphenylsilane of the
stated formula~ Outstanding typical examples are tri-
etho~ytoluylsilane and direthoxyditoluylsilane; other
examples are triethoxyethylphenylsilane, trimethoxytolu-
ylsilane and diethoxyditoluylsilane.
The novel process permits the preparation of
homopoly~ers and copolymers, for example binary or ter-
nary copolymers, including block copolymers, of propene
with minor amounts of other Cz-C12-~-monoolefins in an
advantageous manner, particularly suitable ~-monoolefin
comonomers to be polymerized being ethene, but-1-ene, 4-
methylpent-1-ene and hex-1-ene; however, other suitable
compounds are, for example, n-oct-1-ene, n-dec-1-ene and
n-dodec-1-ene.
EXAMPLE 1
Preparation of the titanium component (1)
The procedure is carried out as follows: first
(1.1) in a first stage (I), a carier is prepared from
(Ia) a finely divided silica gel which has a particle
diameter of from 20 to 45 ~m, a pore volume of 1.75 cm3/g
and a specific surface area of 320 m2/g, is of the for-
mula SiO? and has a moisture content such that it loses
7.4% by weight, based on the initial tota~ ~eight of the
silica gel, of water at 1000C in the course of 0.5 hour
(method of measurement: differential thermogravimetry),
(Ib) butyloctylmagnesium and (Ic) hydrogen chloride by a
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procedure in which first
(1.1.1) in a first sub-stage, the finely divided silic3
gel (Ia) and the organomagnesium compound (Ib) are co~-
bined in n-heptane with constant thorough mixing by means
S of stirring at room temperature, 5.0 molar Parts of the
organomagnesium compound (Ib) being used per 10 molar
parts of silicon of the silica gel (la), and the substances
combined are kept at 90C, for 1.5 hours, then
t1.1.2) in a second sub-stage, the gaseous chlorinating
agent (IC) is passed, with constant thorough mixing by
means of stirring at 20C, into the m;~ture obtained in
the first sub-stage, 10 molar parts of the chlorinating
agent ~Ic) being used per molar part of the organomagnes-
ium compound (Ib), the entire mixture is kept at a tem-
perature in the stated range for 0.5 hour and the re-
sulting solid-phase product, ie. the carrier (I), is
isolated with removal of the liquid phase, thereafter
(1.2) in a second stage, a solid-phase intermediate is
prepared from (I) the carrier obtained in the first stage,
(II) ethanol, (III) titanium tetrachloride and (IV) di-n-
butyl phthalate by a procedure in which first
(1.2.1) in a first sub-stage, the carrier (I) and the
ethanol (II) are combined in n-heptane ~ith constant
thorough mixing by means of stirring at room temperature,
3 molar parts of the ethanol (II) being used per molar
part of magnesium of the carrier (I), and the substances
combined are kept at 80C, for 1.5 hours then
(1.2.2) in a second sub-stage, the titanium tetrachloride
(III) is introduced, with constan~ thorough mixing by
3Q means of stirring at roo0 temperature, into the reaction
mixture resulting fro~ the first sub-stageO 6 molar parts
of the titanium tetrachloride (III) being used per molar
part of magnesium of the carrier (I), after which di-n-
butyl phthalate is introduced, 0.30 molar part of
phthalate (IV) being used per molar part of magnesium of
the carrier (I), the mixture obtained in the first sub-
stage, ie. th~ substances combined, is kept at 120C
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for Z h-ours ~ith stirring and the resulting solid-phase
intermediate is isolated by filtration under suction,
with removal of the liquid phase, then
(1.3) ;n a third stage, the sol id-phase intermediate
obtained in the second stage is subjected, at 125C, and
for 2 hours, to a continuous extraction with a mixture
o-f titanium tetrachloride and ethylbenzene, the said
mixture containing 15X by weight of titanium tetrachlor-
ide, and 140 parts by weight of the titanium tetrachlor-
ide/ethylbenzene mixture being used 10 parts by weightof the solid-phase intermediate obta;ned in the second
stage, after which the resulting solid-phase ;ntermediate
is isolated by filtration, and finally
(1~4) in a fourth stage, the solid-phase product ob-
tained in the third stage is washed w;th n-heptane until
the n-heptane contains less than 0.3% by weight of titan-
ium tetrachloride, and the t;tanium component (1) is ob-
tained in this manner~ it contains 2.6~ by weight of
titanium, 9.7~ by weight of magnesium and 32.2% by weigh~
of chlorine.
Polymerization
A steel autoclave having a volume of 10 l and
equipped ~ith a stirrer is charged with 50 9 of polyprop-
ene powder, 10 ~illimoles of aluTinumtriethyl (in the
form of a 1 molar solution in n-heptane) as aluminum com-
ponent (2), 1 millimole of triethoxytoluyLsilane (in the
form of a 1 molar solution in n-heptane) as silane com-
ponent (3), 5 liters (S.T.P~) of hydrogen and finally
100 9 (= 0.05 millimoL? of titanium) of the ~itanium com-
ponent (1) described above, at 30C. The reactor tem-
perature is brought to 70C in the course of 10 minutes,
and the reactor pressure is brought to 28 bar in this
ti~e by forcing in gaseous propene.
The actual polymerization is carried out ~ith
constant stirring at 70C and under 28 bar in the
course of 2 hours, monomer consumed being continuously
replaced with fresh monomer.
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~The productivity of the catalyst component (1),
the heptane-soluble fraction (as a measure of the iso-
tacticity) and the particle size d;stribution of the
resulting polymer are summarized in the Table below.
S EXAMPLE 2
The procedure described in Example 1 is followed,
with the sol~ exception that the same molar amount of di-
methoxyditoluylsilane is used as silane component (3).
The result of this polymerization is likewise
shown in the Table below.
COMPARATIYE EXPERIMENT 1
Preparation of the titanium component
The procedure described in Example 1 of European
Laid-Open ApPlication 0,195,497 is folLowed.
The titanium component obtained contains 3.6% by
weight of titaniu~ 4.4~ by weight of magnesium and 16X
by weight of chlorine.
Polymerization
This is carried out as in Example 1, except that,
instead of the titanium component described there, the
same molar amount of the titanium component defined above
is used.
The polymeriza~ion result achieved is once again
shown in the Table beLow.
COMPARATIV EXPERIMENT 2
Preparation of the titanium component
The procedure described ir, xample 1 is followed,
except that the silica gel used is dried for 3 hours at
500C
The titanium component obtained contains 2.5~ by
we;ght of titanium, 10.2% by ueight of magnesium and
33.1% by weight of chlorine.
Polymerization
The polymerization is carried out as in Example
1, except that, instead of the titanium component des-
cribed there, the same molar a1ount of the titanium com-
ponent described above is used.
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The Polymerization result achieved is once again
sho~n in the.Table below.
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- As shown in the Table, the catalyst component
from Comparative Experiment 1 has a substantiallY lower
productivity and stereospecificity than the catalyst
components from the Examples according to the invention.
Comparative Experiment 2 documents the fact that the
titanium component prepared with thoroughly heated silica
gel has similar produc~ivity but has a dramatically in-
creased content of fine particles.
